ML041050467
| ML041050467 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/2004 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML041050467 (1) | |
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D.C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting D.C. Cook Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Lisle, Illinois Lisle, Illinois April 7, 2004 April 7, 2004
NRC Representatives NRC Representatives
James Caldwell, Region III Administrator
- (630) 829-9657
Patrick Hiland, Deputy Division Director, DRP
- (630) 829-9601
Brian Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector
- (269) 465-5353
Eric Duncan, Branch Chief
- (630) 829-9628
Agenda
Review of Reactor Oversight Process
National Summary of Plant Performance
Discussion of Plant Performance Results
Licensee Response and Remarks
NRC Closing Remarks
NRC Available to Address Public Questions
Region III Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven Reynolds Acting Director, DRP Patrick Hiland Acting Deputy Director, DRP Cynthia Pederson Director, DRS Roy Caniano Deputy Director, DRS Eric Duncan Branch Chief Regional Specialists D.C. Cook Resident Inspectors Brian Kemker Ivy Netzel Reactor Engineer Raymond Ng
NRC Performance Goals
Maintain safety and protect the environment
Enhance public confidence
Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making
Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden
Reactor Oversight Process Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Results Significance Threshold Action Matrix Significance Threshold Performance Indicator Results Regulatory Response Strategic Performance Areas
Examples of Baseline Inspections
Equipment Alignment
~92 hrs/yr
Triennial Fire Protection
~200 hrs every 3 yrs
Operator Response
~125 hrs/yr
~80 hrs/yr
Rad Release Controls
~100 hrs every 2 yrs
Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr
Corrective Action Program
~250 hrs every 2 yrs
Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:
Only Baseline Inspection White:
May increase NRC oversight Yellow:
Requires more NRC oversight Red:
Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:
Very Low safety issue White:
Low to moderate safety issue Yellow:
Substantial safety issue Red:
High safety issue
Action Matrix Concept Licensee
Response
Regulatory
Response
Degraded Cornerstone Multiple/Rep.
Degraded Cornerstone Unacceptable Performance Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions
Purpose of Todays Meeting
A public forum for discussion of the licensees A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance performance
NRC will discuss the licensee performance NRC will discuss the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter issues identified in the annual assessment letter
Licensee will respond to the information in Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their existing programs to maintain or improve their performance performance
National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2003 Licensee Response 75 Regulatory Response 22 Degraded Cornerstone 2
Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3
Unacceptable 0
Total 102*
- Davis-Besse is in the IMC 0350 process
National Summary
Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2003)
Green 1825 White 15 Yellow 0
Red 0
Total Inspection Findings (CY 2003)
Green 748 White 9
Yellow 2
Red 1
D.C. Cook Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003
AEP operated D.C. Cook Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety. All cornerstone objectives were met.
Unit 1 is in the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix.
Unit 2 is in the Degraded Cornerstone column of the Action Matrix. Two Unit 2 White performance indicators at the end of the assessment period represented a moderate degradation in safety performance. Two White findings were closed in 3Q03.
One substantive cross-cutting issue in the Problem Identification and Resolution area remains open.
NRC plans baseline inspections at D.C. Cook for the assessment period and a supplemental inspection to review the White performance indicators.
Safety Significant Findings or PIs
Two Unit 2 White performance indicators in the Two Unit 2 White performance indicators in the Initiating Events cornerstone were identified during Initiating Events cornerstone were identified during the assessment period which placed Unit 2 in the the assessment period which placed Unit 2 in the Degraded Cornerstone column of the Action Matrix.
Degraded Cornerstone column of the Action Matrix.
A White performance indicator in the Unplanned A White performance indicator in the Unplanned Scrams Per 7000 Critical Hours area was identified in Scrams Per 7000 Critical Hours area was identified in 4Q03.
4Q03.
A White performance indicator in the Scrams With A White performance indicator in the Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal area was first Loss of Normal Heat Removal area was first identified in 2Q03 and updated in 4Q03 to reflect identified in 2Q03 and updated in 4Q03 to reflect crossing the Green/White threshold in 3Q02.
crossing the Green/White threshold in 3Q02.
D.C. Cook Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003)
Supplemental inspection for two Unit 2 White findings in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone
Supplemental inspection for Unit 2 Scrams With Loss of Normal Heat Removal White performance indicator
Supplemental Problem Identification and Resolution inspection
Unit 2 Refueling Outage April-June
Unit 1 Refueling Outage October/November
D.C. Cook Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
(Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2004)
Supplemental Inspection for two Unit 2 White Performance Indicators
Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
Unit 2 Refueling Outage Inspections - Fall 2004
License Renewal Inspections
Licensee Response and Remarks Mano Nazar Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer American Electric Power Company
Contacting the NRC
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Report a safety concern:
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Reference Sources
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